October 2015 Chapter Meeting
Chapter Meeting Agenda
13-Oct-15
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Outlaw Inn, Rock Springs
Upstairs Room above restaurant
· Meet and Greet – 6:30 pm to 6:40 pm
· Welcome and Introductions - 6:40 pm to 6:45 pm
· Meeting presentation - 6:45 pm
- October 13th – Steve Wolff (Colorado River Project Manager for the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office) – Drought Planning in the Colorado River Basin – What are the possible implications to Fontenelle Reservoir and Flaming Gorge Reservoir if severe drought continues?
· 10 Minute Intermission prior to proceeding with business portion the meeting
· Agenda Additions?
· Chapter business
- Treasurer Report – Review and Accept
- Last Meeting ending $23, 340.45
- Now $23,505.36
- See Scott’s sheet
§ Eddie Motion to accept
§ Pete 2nds the motion
§ All in favor
§ Passes
· State TU meeting
- In Sheridan, November 6-8th
- Anyone is Welcome
· Scott Christy has moved on from TU
- The job will be filled sometime soon.
· Adopt-A-Trout
- Nick will need some help.
· New business
Ø Winter Chapter Party
- Should we have a gathering of members this winter?
§ Pat makes motion to try to do this party
§ Sadie 2nds
· Comments
o Will try and do a weeknight
o Less busy in January
§ Pat motions to amend the motion
· Look for a time in January
§ All in favor
§ Passes
- Where? When – December or January?
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- Project lead?
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Ø Officer and board member elections
- When? December or January – based on the decision made about the Winter Chapter Party
§ December
· There will be lots of chances for people to get involved in the chapter board.
Ø Ideas for future Chapter presentations. Should we pursue these for next year or are there other topics of interest to the membership? Please develop a list of presentation to pursue for 2016.
- Yellowstone Lake Update - Dave Sweet? (Yes)
- Update on the Big Sandy River sill project – Kevin Spence – WGFD (Yes)
- Carp fishing presentation – Famous Charlie Card (Yes)
- Fontenelle Reservoir release – Bureau of Reclamation - What governs how and when water is released? Kirk Jensen BOR
- Armoring of the face of Fontenelle Dam – Why? Consequences? – Presenter?? Kirk Jensen BOR (Yes tied into the above)
- Update on Soda Lake – What happened to the brown and brook trout? WGFD Pinedale Fisheries Crew (Yes)
- Update on CRC restoration efforts – Trout Creek, Gilbert Creek, La Barge Creek, (Yes)
- Entomology of the Green River - Presenter – USGS Presenter (YES)
- Green River AAT – Up date (YES)
- USU Entomology guys study of bug eggs below the gorge.
- Board Meeting will
Ø 2016 project ideas. This is a starting point. Should we tackle these projects? Are there other projects we should tackle in addition or instead of these projects? For a project to move forward it will need a project lead.
- Red Creek Project
- Ladies Fly Fishing Retreat
- Project Healing Waters – 1st half October 2016
- River Walk – in August as part of Green River Fest
- F3T Fly Fishing Film Tour
- Iron Fly
- Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge ditch evaluation – Hamp 1 and Pal ditches
§ October 24th
§ Seedskadee 9:30am at the headquarters
§ Ribs and other food!
§ Look for Eddie’s email soon
- Cottonwood and willow pole planting on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge
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- Fence Trout Creek (Ramsay Diversions)
§ Nick will send out date
- Grade School hatching box, by Seedskadee headquarters
§ Pete will look into this.
- River Clean up - in conjunction with Green River City Clean up.
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- Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge - School Programs
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- New Ramp locations between SNWR and Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
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- Other ideas?
· Help needed:
- Install Jack Pole fence and planting on Trout Creek (Ramsay Diversions)
§ Project lead – Nick Walrath
§ Will be last week of October
§ Waiting for leaf drop
§ Will need a sizeable crew – more details soon
- Adopt-a-Trout/burbot – Green River
§ Project leads Nick Walrath and John Walrath
§ Field trip – October 22
§ Help needed tracking BBT and BNT
§ Interested folks call John Walrath (307-875-3202) or Nick Walrath (307-532-
· November’s Presentation:
- November 10th – Nick Walrath will update us on the Hamp II fish screen project
- Adjourn Until Next Time – Get Out and Make Some Memories! <*))))><
****************************Reminders*********************************
· Upcoming chapter activities and projects - September, October
- Lying and Tying
i. November September 12th @ 6:30 pm (always 2nd Thursday of month)
ii. WWCC (GR campus), room 205
- Adopt-a-Trout/burbot – Green River
i. Project leads Nick Walrath and John Walrath
ii. Field trip – October 22
iii. Help needed tracking BBT and BNT
iv. Interested folks call John Walrath (307-875-3202) or Nick Walrath (307-532-
- Install Jack Pole fence and planting on Trout Creek (Ramsay Diversions)
i. Project lead – Nick Walrath
ii. Will October 27th at 8:30am at WGFD office in GR
iii. Waiting for leaf drop
iv. Will need a sizeable crew – more details soon
